Stakeholders perception of conflict management styles of building projects in Lagos State of Nigeria
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2021-11
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Federal University of Technology, Owerri
Abstract
Building projects universally depends on the contributions of several actors involvedinconstruction projects, whereby stakeholders’ play major role in project execution. Manybuilding projects fail to meet the aim and goal of stakeholders involve inconstructionprojects as required with the use of building codes, whose roles and interest maycollidein the course of the project execution ,which may lead to conflicts if isnot wellmanaged. The study seeks stakeholder views on conflict management styles toresolveconflicts with the adherence to building codes as a base for building projectstoreduceconflict among stakeholders. The study aims to contribute stakeholder’s viewstoconflict management in building construction projects to building codes. Theresearchused a qualitative design in combination with cross-sectional survey onconstructionprojects of public and private sectors projects using descriptive methodtoevaluatetheinfluence of stakeholders in project. A formed questionnaire was distributedandreceived, which was analyzed through the use of Statistical Package for Social Scientist(SPSS) as a statistical software tools for analyzing, using Spearman’s correlationmethod. With the use of informed flow of decision at stakeholder’s involvementofproject collaborating with proper managerial skills set to resolve conflict inaccordanceto existing building code. In my findings, I was able to deduct that collaborativeandaccommodating approaches to conflict helps to manage conflict in adherencetobuildingcode. The study recommends prompt and iterative approach in identifying, analyzingand communicating with stakeholders at each level of the project andadheringtoexisting building codes stated, both internal and external individuals as keyindicatorstothe project.
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This thesis is for the award of Master of Science (MSc.) in Project Management Technology. It contain graphs and tables
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Stakeholders management, building projects, management styles, privateand public construction projects, conflict management, project management, buildingcodes., Department of Project Management
Citation
Udeozor, U. C. (2021). Stakeholders perception of conflict management styles of building projects in Lagos State of Nigeria (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria